Henry Boot Developments has been appointed by Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF) as preferred development partner to bring forward the development opportunity known as The Island Site in Manchester city centre as part of a joint venture.

Henry Boot Developments has completed the sale of two new purpose-built retail warehouse units at its 6.8 acre Livingston Retail Park development in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Both units have been acquired by Magell Ltd, with the sale reflecting an initial yield of 6.3 per cent.

Henry Boot PLC and its Group Companies welcome the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) including any measures which seek to bring about greater transparency and scrutiny into our various supply chains, in order to combat slavery and trafficking activities.

In accordance with the legislation, we have produced a Human Trafficking and Slavery Statement (the “Statement”), setting out the introduction of various measures throughout our supply chain management which will be most effective at reducing the risk of slavery and trafficking activities being present within our business operations. These measures include the introduction of an Anti-Slavery Policy, due diligence requirements, and mandatory contract clauses seeking compliance by our supply chain with appropriate anti-slavery measures.

We will be regularly working with our partners, contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders to bring these measures into effect, and then to review their effectiveness and consider any changes or additional measures which such a review highlights.